"Qing Tian Family's 'Relative'"
"What are you doing here? Don't you know how dangerous the tropical rainforest is?"
Unlike on the way here, Li Bai rowed back at an unhurried pace. He wasn't leaping forward across the water as before, but the rubber boat was still moving fast.
The raging floodwaters had no effect on the little boat at all.
If he and Zhao Ziwu had set out half an hour later, they probably wouldn't have found anyone. The flood might even have swept away the entire tree.
"We..."
The two Japanese exchanged a glance. The man said, "We came to study changes in the Amazon rainforest ecosystem. We didn't expect a flood to happen."
So they were members of a research team. Japanese people did love this sort of thing.
Whether on land or at sea, they wandered all over the world conducting research. Sometimes they even tried the very things they were studying, right there in their bowls. Their conclusion: "Oishii!" Delicious!
"Just the two of you?"
Li Bai and Zhao Ziwu exchanged a glance, each seeing the suspicion in the other's eyes.
Only two people, yet they'd dared to venture into the perilous Amazon rainforest. Even the 507 Institute action team, whose members were mostly wizards, couldn't guarantee that everyone would make it out unscathed.
No matter how carefully they watched out for danger, someone still got bitten by a poisonous insect. The venom wasn't fatal, and they'd taken medicine in time, but the poor victim had nearly swollen up like they were about to burst.
The Japanese man hurriedly explained, "We got separated from our team."
Li Bai continued, "We have a satellite phone and can help you contact them. If they're on our way, we can even escort you back to your team."
"Thank you,